The Effects Of Natural Environments On Well-being Flashcards
ART?
Attention Restoration Theory
SRT?
Stress Recovery Theory
ART focuses?
On the cognitive processes involved in information processing.
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Kognitiivisiin prosesseihin, joita esiintyy informaation prosessoinnissa. /
Tietojenkäsittelyyn liittyviin kognitiivisiin prosesseihin.
Where do individuals use directed attention?
In organizing cognitive stimuli, for instance, in problem solving.
Kognitiivisten ärsykkeiden järjestämisessä esim. Ongelmanratkaisussa.
According to ART?
Directed attention is a limited resource and vulnerable and fatigue.
If directed attention is a fatigued?
In line with ART?
The attention restoration is suggested to be supported by certain enviroments that have restorative qualities.
Restoration is more likely to happen when an individual becomes fascinated and the attention is effortlessly drawn to an interesting element in the environment. Thus, the directed attention can replenish and the individual experiences attentional restoration
In addition to fascination there are three other central elements in nature contributing to attentional restoration, what are they?
- Having the sense of being away.
- The extent to which the environments allows one to engage
- Compatibility (like-mindness, similarity) between oneself and the envorinment
What is explained by Sress Recovery Theory?
The physiological and affective (tunteisiin liittyvää, emotionaalista) changes observed in natural environments are explained by the SRT.
How SRT explains the changes? And the recovery?
What happens in our body while being in nature?
Natural environments impact stress recovery on several levels that can play a key role in occupational well-being.
Natural environments speed up physical recovery via releasing muscle tension and reducing blood pressure, heart rate and salivary cortisol.
Natural environments promote positive changes in affect and emotions.
That is, natural environmental factors can facilitate (helpottaa) stress recovery through autonomic nervous system changes that increase relaxation and positive mood.
Why are these theories relevant?
Because they explain restoration and recovery processes among employees since modern working life demands them to process extensive and complex information that burdens attention for long periods of time resulting in cognitive strain. (overwork/ylikuormitus)
Work environments also create psychosocial stressors (e.g., time pressure and performance expectations), resulting in the reduction of occupational well-being
Opportunities for restoration and recovery can therefore contribute to better occupational well-being among employees. In turn, when stress recovery fails, employees may experience an increase in job- related burnout.
Restoration has been shown to be more efficient?
In natural than in built environments.
What can place or being in natural enviroment do?
Increase affect regulation, (tasaa tunteita/tunnevaihteluita, tunnesäätely), promoting positive states and stress recovery.
The restorative effects are observed when?
Viewing or being physically active in natural environments.
Natural environments contribute to well-being beyond physical activity.
Research provides evidence that?
Natural environments are NOT ONLY restorative after exposure to stress and attention fatigue BUT ALSO positively impact generally healthy individuals.
Natural environments can increase physical activity- and exercise-related benefits, trigger deep reflection and strengthen the nature connection
Nature exposure and outdoor activity can be used as means for the employees’ psychological self-regulation toward recovery from work strain and improvement of occupational well-being and health.
